prepare
verb (used with object)
to put in proper condition or readiness.
had prepared
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past perfectof prepare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Russia said on Thursday that it had prepared "dozens of tonnes" of aid for the residents who do not wish to leave, including food, medicine, hygiene products and fuel for generators.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Laconic Israeli commentator Itamar Eichner wrote the next morning that “Jerusalem had prepared for rain, but what arrived yesterday was a full-blown storm.”
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
JLR said over the past three years, it had strengthened its brands and had prepared for production of its next generation of vehicles.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I had prepared myself for that moment,” he writes in his memoir, “Impatience Is a Virtue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He smelled the ground where she had prepared food, and devoured the pumpkin skins ravenously.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
